... Had a total thyroidectomy Monday. All went well. Saved all 4 parathyroid glands. My calcium level is low and not turning around yet. Taking calcitriol twice a day. No symptomsoflowcalcium that I have noticed. ... (5 replies)

... The four parathyroid glands control blood calcium levels. Damage to them is pretty common during surgery for removal of the thyroid gland, but it's usually temporary. They generally recover from the trauma within a short time after surgery. ... (3 replies)

... ut from what i had read on his website I thought it was NOT necessary to biopsy the other glands once you had a definitive sestembi scan. and that the advantage of his method was that you didn't have to hunt around for the other paras and biopsy them. ... (81 replies)

... ds are not working anymore and being as its now 9 mnths since the op doesnt look like they r ever going to work again, so have been dealing with taking a minimum of 14 tablets a day to stop the symptomsoflowcalciumlow magnesium etc etc and its really taking a toll on me. ... (16 replies)

... tums a day I woke up with terrible cramps in my feet last night and I was laying there thinking that I did NOT take my tums yesterday. I guess I am having some lowcalciumsymptoms. How do you all take your calcium for those of you who have needed replacement? ... (11 replies)

... As it turns out, I went ahead and just took the prescribed dose and I feel fine today. The Dr wants me to every other day it for the rest of this week and then take it every day starting next week. ... (2 replies)

... Sounds like your doc is right on target. The slight increase of your dose may be all you need to help lower the TSH a bit below 2, where most of us feel best. After a few weeks, watch your symptoms. If you're slightly hyper, you may need something between the 0.075 and 0.088 mg levoxyl levels. ... (2 replies)

... it i started to feel very tired and run down you know just didn't feel quite right , then my heart started to race and bp went high so i started to research the symptomsof too much vit.d and found that when you take vitamin d you always need to take magnesium and also to much calcium and not enough mag. is not good. ... (29 replies)

... Turns out in addition to the Hashimoto's I also have low Vit D, low iron, lowcalcium, etc. It is worth checking those other issues because they will contribute to your fatigue and other symptoms. ... (9 replies)